Tammy Daybell’s cause of death initially listed as ‘cardiac event’: report
The late wife of Lori Vallow’s new husband died from a “cardiac event,” according to her original autopsy.
Tammy Daybell’s death was caused by a pulmonary edema, or a buildup of fluid in the lungs which makes it hard to breathe, Fremont County Coroner Brenda Dye ruled in October 2019, Fox 10 reported Monday.
Daybell, 49, died at home in Idaho on Oct. 19, 2019, and her death was ruled natural. But now, investigators are taking a second look as the bodies around her husband, Chad, and Vallow stack up.
Her body was exhumed last year and the Utah medical examiner announced in February that her autopsy had been completed, but the results have not been made public.
The timeline of mysterious deaths surrounding Lori Vallow
Chad Daybell has been charged with Tammy’s murder, while he and Vallow and Chad Daybell have both been charged with conspiracy to kill her, among a lengthy list of charges including the murder of Vallow’s children, 7-year-old JJ and 16-year-old Tylee.
JJ and Tylee’s bodies were found on Daybell’s property, which he was likely still sharing with Tammy when the children died, near Rexburg, Idaho, in June 2020, nine months after they were reported missing. At the time, Vallow was already imprisoned for obstruction of justice and desertion of her children after being arrested in Hawaii.
Vallow has also been indicted in conspiracy to commit murder in Arizona in the death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, who was fatally shot by her brother, Alex Cox, in July 2019. Cox died in December 2019 from what was ruled a blood clot.
Her jury trial is scheduled to begin in Boise on Oct. 11, with a scheduled completion date of Dec. 16, according to paperwork filed last week. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
